St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-22
YESTERDAYS MARKET.
On the Chicago Board of Trade But Little
Business Was Done in the
Wheat Pit.
The Range Of Quotations Was Only One
Halfof Cent, and Gables
Were Dull.
Failing Off in Receipts at Primary
Points--A Good Export
Movement.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
OF Wall Street, General Quo
tatiOnS.

CHICAGO, jan 21.-The wheat market was
fiat the entire day. The range of quotations
was only &c and trading was very light. The
advices from California reporting the rain
had a weakening tendency, while the cables
quoted dull markets abroad. There was
however, no special pressure to sell. and
prices ruled moderately steady. Receipts at
primary points showed gradual falling off,
while the export movement continues to be
fairly large. The receipts at eleven points
We're 224. 900 bushels while the eXport clear
lngS from three points were 224 600 bushels
and 25, 900 barrels of flour. Opei ators were
calculating upon large decrease III the next
visible supply report. Prices closed at out
SHE figures and &c higher than Yesterday.
Corn ruled quiet, with trading chiefly local
and of q more limited character. The re-
ceipts were smaller than expected. while the
shipping demand continues moderate. Prices
closed shade tirmer. Oats ruled very dull,
but closed steady at prices Il shade higher
than on eSterday. The speculative trading
in mess pork was active, with prices ruling
stronger and generally higher, closing TO
1Oc higher than on yesterday. Lard and short
ribs we're both slightly higher.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-NO. 3, January, opened at T13sc,
closing at 775gc; February. TI%c, clos
ing at 7534c; March, iSAc, closing at TSssc;
May. SIC, closing at Si2sc. COrn--No. ..
January, 3514c, closing at 35$sc: February,
S51sc closing at 353Ec; March, 355Sc, closing
at 3534c; May, 405ac, closing at Ale.
Oats-No. January, 251ac, closing at 2513c;
February, 251%c. closing at 251ac; March,
25$4c, closing at 255sc; May, 30Ac, closing
at 303sc. Mess pork per barrel-January,
S12O5. closing at S12.1715; February, $l2.O5.
closing at Sl2.1712; March, SI2.l5, closing at
$12 20; May, $l2.171a, closing at $l2.40. Lard
per 100 pounds - January, S6.45 closing
at $3.50; February, $6.45, closing at
$3.50; March. S6.5212, closing at S6.57N:
May, $685., closing at 500. Short
ribs per 100 pounds-January, $617%,
closing at $500; February, S6.1719, clos
at $6.271a; May, $685., closing at S6.3715.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat No. spring, 773gc;
No. 8 spring, 69@71c: No. 2 red, 1S$Ec. Corn
No. =, $3.50. Oats-No. ?, 25%c. Rye
No. ., SAC. Barley-No. ., 50H@52c. Flax
Seed-No. i, S1.01%. Prime Timothy Seed,
S1.9O01.9l. Mess pork per bb S12.17%.
loose, $500; dry sailed shoulders, boxed, $500
$3.50; short clear sides, boxed, S6.5506.60.
Whisky. dIstillers' finished goods, per gal,
Sl.1S. Sugars, cut loaf, 614@63ac; granuated,
&c; Standard "a sac. Recepts-Flour. A.,
000s bhls; wheat, p, coo bu: corn. l0l,00c bu:
oats. 100000 bu; rye. 1,000 bu; barley, A.
900 bu. Shipments-Flour, ID, COO bbs wheat,
1000 bu; corn, %, OG0 bu: oats. $4,000 bu:
rye, 1000; barley, 5000 bu On the produce
exchange to-day the butter market ruled
quiet: creamery, 21@30c; dairy, 20024c. Eggs,
2742Sc.
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